BlockNorthside Homes, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Americus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31719. It stands on Angelica Creek. The Survey maps it on the Americus quadrangle.
On record in Northside Homes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Campbell Chapel AME Churchlisted 1997 · 0.9 miles away- Guerry-Mitchell Houselisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
- Dismuke Storehouselisted 1996 · 0.8 miles away
- Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic Districtlisted 1997 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Americus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
379 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 379 fires within 5 miles of Northside Homes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 971 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 218 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-SUMTER-002 |
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-SUMTER-002 |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SUMTER-018 |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SUMTER-010 |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SUMTER013 |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SUMTER-009 |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SUMTER-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Northside Homes: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dairy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Reeves Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americus | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sumter Homes | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Arles | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| New Point | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Myrtle Springs (historical) | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| New Era | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Gatewood | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Thalean | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343476. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.